Help Me Choose a Suppressed .22 Handgun

[petepeterson]

Walther P-22

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I think that they are fun!

I could consider one on a hunting rifle, too. I understand that in Europe hunting with an unsuppressed rifle is considered to be rude.

Using one on a .22 caliber pistol is just purely entertaining!

I was going to suggest this, too. You need an adapter to get an external thread for the can, but the P-22 barrel is already threaded. You can find them used for ~200.

 

[EPVegas]

Beretta 92/m9a4. Factory threaded barrel, not ammo sensitive, doesn't need booster. The .22 conversion kit also has factory threaded barrels available. I would get a rimfire and centerfire suppressor at the same time if funds allow, they are both fun.

 

[Bald1]

Do it like they do in Hollywood. Take your favorite S&W revolver and thread it for a suppressor.

 

[Onomea]

... the Mark IV's owned came with really ****** triggers that were just plain annoying and not conducive to getting the accuracy desired. Voltz trigger kits used with the oem springs suited the purpose desired...

Is this an easy swap for the average guy to do? Or does it take some level of skill beyond the average guy?

 

[kwill1911]

The Air Force had S&W 39-1 steel frame guns with a slide lock to make them very, very quiet! (I don't know what ever happened to them!) This was in the early 1950's.

Sorry for the drift but I can't imagine what you are referring to in the sentence above. There was no such thing as the Model 39-1 (it was the Model 44 which had an alloy frame.) I'm not aware that the USAF ever bought silenced pistols in anything except .22LR. The Navy had the Mk 22 MOD 0 pistols which were based on the Model 39-2 and commonly referred to as the "Hush Puppy." Is that what you may be thinking of?

 

[zeke]

Is this an easy swap for the average guy to do? Or does it take some level of skill beyond the average guy?

Am not that good at these things. It took doing it in front of a how to video, some slave pins and patience. Am old, with poor eyesight and deteriorating manual dexterity. Wouldn't call it easy, first one took awhile, and had to redo it for safety spacer, but it was worth it. Thing is, the gun is officially the top half and you can send the bottom in to Voltz for reasonable cost. Final trigger pull is proximately 3 lbs with the oem springs, and for my purposes would not want it any lighter.

Also have a Mark 3 22/45 ultra light, and the difference in relative controllability with a suppressor and rapid discharge is not slight.

And they now sell a target length with threaded barrel.

the Ruger's sights are easy to see above the sparrow.

 

[Shrek Of The Arctic]

I'm only two suppressors deep at the moment. A Rugged Oculus and a Rugged Obsidian .45.

If I could only have one, it would be the .22 Oculus every day, and twice on Sunday. It's just a whole lot of fun, and not all that cumbersome for real world use. The lack of first round pop is a real thing with my Oculus. If I buy another one, I'd look at the Rugged Mustang-Pretty much same design, but lighter can and lighter duty, which is fine. I'm not into shooting 5.7 or machine guns, etc. Just...plain ole .22 LR.

My centerfire pistol suppressor was honestly a bit of a disappointment...on pistols. Heavy, awkward, and just...not as cool as it all looks on television, I suppose. When I put my Obsidian on my FNX .45 Tactical....It got real fun though. But the best place I've found for my pistol suppressor is actually on my carbines. It is lots of fun with a 9mm carbine. It is ridiculously fun with a lever action .45 or .357/.38 Special.

As far as suppressor hosts, in the centerfire world...that's what I'd suggest. In the pistol world, I got very little to suggest, outside of the FNX. Something big and heavy to help balance the can? a CZ 75 SP01 with a threaded barrel? Of course the sound of a suppressed .45 slapping steel is pretty gratifying too.

 

[Onomea]

How do you guys feel about integrally suppressed bbls on Ruger MKIVs? Pros and cons?

Any other integrally suppressed rimfire handguns?

 

[Badland]

The Best Suppressed Handgun is a 45acp Double Stack 13 round Magazine with threaded barrel. The BEST I have EVER used is the FNX45 Tactical.

 

[Onomea]

Thanks, Badland and others with centerfire suggestions, but I think I have decided to stay with rimfire. (Edited my thread title to reflect that.)

 

[Timb1]

For a 22 it has to be a Rugged Oculus. Great on a 10/22 or a CZ 457. As for a pistol, any older High Standard Victor, Trophy or HD Military.

Center fire pistol suppressor is the Rugged Obsidian 45. works on 22LR to a 45 ACP or subsonic up to 45/70.

 

[birdshooter]

Huntsman, what is the 1911 on the left?

Great collections of cans and pistols!

 

[Shrek Of The Arctic]

How do you guys feel about integrally suppressed bbls on Ruger MKIVs? Pros and cons?

Any other integrally suppressed rimfire handguns?

I have two of them that I really, really like. Lotsa aftermarket goodness to make 'em what we want. Easy to clean, accurate, reliable. Many folks don't like the factory trigger, but I can work with it for the purpose of simple Steel Challenge matches and plinking around. My pet peeve with those is Ruger's insistence on a 4" bbl. If they would just shorten it 1" to 1/2" it would be so much easier for suppressor use. I recall that you can buy those uppers aftermarket, but haven't looked into it in quite awhile.

If I'm to be completely candid though, they usually stay in the safe in lieu of the Taurus TX 22s. They are accurate, good shooting, reliable, and...the extra mag capacity is nice for competition and leagues.

A third option, especially if you're a Sig guy, would be a Sig 322. They're good shooting, reliable, and here's a big bonus: I THINK they have a short enough barrel to keep most of your .22 ammo subsonic, which is a nice thing. I used to have a Ruger SR 22 with a similar sized barrel, and I couldn't hardly get loads to go super out of it. That was the...only thing I liked about the SR 22. It was wildly durable, reliable, and had that short barrel. I myself did not find it to be particularly shootable.

I've not had the pleasure of shooting the S&W M&P 22 Compact, but I hear wonderful things about them.

I'm glad to read that you edited the thread title. I was afraid I had talked in a circle and lost myself along the way in a previous post where I yammered on about centerfire stuff.

On the cans, I myself do love my Oculus, but as previously mentioned would consider a Mustang as well. My close friends shoots a "Q" Erector, and it is a very quiet, lightweight, nice can, and all the modularity you can ask for. Err....As long as you're sticking to .22 LR and not full auto...

 

[huntsman22]

Huntsman, what is the 1911 on the left?

Browning 1911-22 Black Label

 

[Screwball]

I’m a big MK series fan…

Had a spare MKIII upper cut down to 2ish” and threaded. Few companies do it…

Rugged Oculus, red dot… and a sort of Assassins setup. Been very happy with mine.

 

[686-380]

I recommend you go with your gut. There are a lot of outstanding choices to choose from.

I offer my overall advice based upon my personal experience.

Aspects I like to consider are that a .22 fitted with a suppressor and loaded with subsonic ammunition is a force multiplier. You can silently discharge the weapon and potentially never be detected. In cases with multiple opportunists, you aim for the one that looks to be calling the shots (pun intended) and realize that subsonic also means subpowered.

That said, I am not going to lose my hearing because a miscreant chooses my residence to invade. I'll take my chances with an overpowered bb gun.

https://youtu.be/sFGIckYa-Ck

 

[Octagun]

+1 for the DeadAir Mask. Probably the most fun to shoot can I own.

 

[Mike0251]

CCI SV, Sparrow suppressor, pistol and rifle. No need for subsonic and the extra cost, SV works fine.
CCI SV Suppressed.mkv - Google Drive

 

[zeke]

And if ya end up enjoying a suppressed 22 lr pistol, you may really enjoy a suppressed bolt 22 lr rifle. Especially with sub-sonics. And they can be considerably less expensive, and quieter than the movies.

Buy Segmented Hollow Point 22 LR Ammo 40 | 74

 

[Onomea]

So far, for a host, I am thinking Ruger MKIV, Sig P322, or Walther P22.

I was considering the idea of having an M41 bbl modified but some reading convinced me that platform is probably too front end heavy. Plus, the bbl work would likely wind up costing about as much as a new .22 pistol.

I like the idea, as suggested above, of buying a pre threaded pistol rather than messing around with modifications. (Plus, the only .22 semi autos I have are an M41 and a Colt First Series Woodsman Sport, neither of which I am keen to modify, tho I do have three bbls for the M41 and could always buy another...)